JEMIMA MURPHY
Into The Light, 2023
Oil on canvas
63.0 x 47.2 in. (160 x 120 cm)
Total Price : £7,600
16 NAACKETS
Into The Light, 2023
Oil on canvas
63.0 x 47.2 in. (160 x 120 cm)
Total Price : £7,600
16 NAACKETS
Into The Light, 2023
Oil on canvas
63.0 x 47.2 in. (160 x 120 cm)
Total Price : £7,600
16 NAACKETS
About Jemima
Jemima Murphy’s paintings explore a world beyond human perception. While evocative of nature and landscape, her canvases transcend representation so as to become abstract. Murphy’s arresting colour combinations characterised by deep reds, pinks and blacks and her expressive brush strokes bring her artworks into the realm of the fantastical. Rather than representing a purely natural world, Murphy conveys nature’s beauty and intensity ultimately transcending figuration. In this way the artist always maintains elements of mystery, excitement and apprehension in her work.
In many ways, Murphy’s practice is a constant search for the unknown or the sublime. Her fascination with the writings of German theologist Rudolf Otto, who discusses in his 1917 book The Idea of the Holy the difficulty of defining the sublime since ‘it cannot be anticipated or represented which gives it a mysterious dimension’. can be seen throughout the work. The concept of ‘ineffability’ sits at the core of Murphy’s practice; impossible to pin down, or to be categorised, in between abstraction and figuration, and ultimately surrendering to a search to convey the unrepresentable. As seen with the work ‘Ineffable Blooms’, 2023, the fascination with the undefinable, with what is too great to be comprehended and expressed is clear.
Jemima Murphy (b.1992) is from a large artistic family and grew up between London and New Forest. Once she had achieved a BA in Russian language Murphy then spent a year training to be an actor in New York. Throughout these changes in direction, Murphy painted consistently. Finally settling on her love of painting, Murphy is undertaking an MFA at London’s City and Guild’s Art School. Already Murphy’s work is collected by prominent collections including the Scalpel Building Collection, London.
Education
2023 - MA Fine Art, City & Guild's of London Art School, UK (2022-2023)
2022 - Sotheby's - Art Now: Contemporary Art since 1990, London, UK
2016 - Conservatory Training, American Academy of Dramatic Arts, New York, USA
2014 - BA Hons in Russian Language, University of Bristol, UK
2013 - Foundation, Repin Academy, St Petersburg, Russia
Awards
Young Masters Art Prize, Cynthia Corbett Gallery - shortlisted
Selected Exhibitions
2023 - London Belongs to Me, Candid House Projects, London, UK
2023 - Eye of the Collector, Gillian Jason Gallery, London, UK
2023 - Beyond Abstraction, Gillian Jason Gallery, London, UK
2023 - Palla Blu, San Remo, Italy, UK
2023 - Scott Miller Projects, Birmingham, AL, USA
2022 - Arms Around The Child, Auction Collective, Christies, London
2022 - Autumn Exhibition, Young Masters, Cynthia Corbett, London
Work in collections
The Nixon Collection, London, UK
Scalpel Building, London UK
Midas Art Capital, USA
Why we like it
Even before her graduation, Jemima’s work has been recognized by leading collectors and galleries internationally
Already Jemima’s work has been acquired by renowned collections including the Scalpel Building’s personal collection in London
Jemima has had work exhibited in both England and Europe, including two featured works in a recent group show at Gillian Jason Gallery. Additionally, her work has been included on Artsy with Janet Rady, Liliya Art Gallery, and Home House London with A Space for Art
Jemima’s work has already been exhibited at UK art fairs such as London’s Eye of the Collector and The British Art Fair
Following her upcoming graduation in September 2023, Jemima will have her first solo show in Europe with Brussel’s Edji Gallery
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What’s included
The value of the artwork (£5,750 incl. VAT)
Collection, crating and shipping (£810 incl. VAT)
Condition report and photography (£350 incl. VAT)
12% Admin Fee (£690 incl. VAT)
Insurance and storage (covered by NAAC)
